Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This article is from Descartes Systems Group and looks at how companies can reduce lead times with real-time data. There can be multiple lead times within a supply chain, typically between each node or process along the way from raw materials, processing, and finally getting the customer their shipment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2022

Oracle’s recent global survey, No Planet B: How Can Businesses and Technology Help Save the World? Difficulty tracking their ESG progress due to a lack of data. Complexities integrating data from across global supply chains. Reduce waste and lower your costs by monitoring the condition of goods in transit to reduce spoilage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2022

This practice is typically owned by the sales and/or marketing organization, which is why it is so important for transportation and logistics departments to have input into customer service strategies. For example, in the building materials industry, many orders are scheduled for delivery at the beginning of the day.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Barriers to implementing a sustainable strategy include the difficulty in proving the business case. The research looked at supply chain sustainability drivers and unsurprisingly found that cost saving is the number one goal amongst managers when creating a sustainable supply chain with 41% citing it. In the U.S., compared to the UK.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 9, 2023

About DHL Supply Chain DHL Supply Chain , the global and North American contract logistics leader within DHL Group, offers a broad suite of integrated solutions, bringing greater flexibility, predictability, and speed to customers’ supply chains. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping. ft in warehousing space.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and solutions for the construction, mobility, healthcare and other industrial application markets. These avoided CO2 emissions from their products, they argue, are around 40 times the Group’s own total carbon footprint. and Data Science.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Warner Music Group was an early adopter. At one of the demo booths, what stood out was the ability of the procurement solution to track savings leakage over the course of a contract. When a procurement contract is negotiated, the buyer has planned to achieve a certain level of savings.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Automated material handling systems reduce—and sometimes eliminate—the need for human intervention in industrial tasks. When “touches”—human intervention—are reduced, costs are significantly impacted. Research , in fact, shows the North American market for automated material handling is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.1%

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

As a supply chain director, manager, or boss of a multinational corporation, where the supply chain is an integral part of your business, supply chain cost reductions are always at the forefront of your team’s mind. Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions. The distributor maintains the inventory plan.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

In today’s dynamic business environment, disruptions like material shortages or changing customer preferences can cripple your bottom line. By embracing collaboration, real-time data, and a focus on sustainability, companies can build resilience, improve margins, and gain a competitive edge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

So, how can organizations tackle the inflationary environment by finding significant cost savings opportunities while improving resiliency? transportation, warehousing) or materials – direct, indirect, MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations), goods for resale. Early pay discounts or extended payment terms.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 14, 2022

Unfortunately, a significant chunk of food and beverage companies’ raw materials are commodities, whose prices don’t just fluctuate from month to month but can change hour-by-hour. Most plants don’t have much, if any visibility into time and materials consumed for typical plant operations. Food and beverage product costs ? .

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2025

CONA is a strategic partner that provides its bottlers with a common set of processes, data standards, and technology platforms. While they are separate and independently-owned organizations, they agreed with The Coca-Cola Company to come on to a common data platform with common data standards.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2023

Their metrics are often misaligned as well – supply chain focuses on service and procurement focuses on the cost of acquiring materials and services. By working closely with suppliers, organizations can improve the quality and reliability of their in-bound supply chains, reduce costs, and increase their overall efficiency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Importers will look for near-term strategies to move their shipments away from congested trade lanes or process containers further inland to minimize the impact of lead time variability that has dramatically increased in 2021. Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 14, 2019

Supplier data that was once considered proprietary is now viewed as a shared opportunity to drive a networked impact and cross-company value. Working together to reduce risk and increase visibility in the supply chain. Implementing shared tools to boost supplier engagement and improvement plans.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

One area that many companies overlook for potential benefits is material handling and fleet management. That’s one of the key questions I addressed with Jeff Burns, President of Kenco Material Handling Solutions , in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. We find very few people are tracking data and spend on this equipment.”.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

When you want to drive down your logistics and transportation spend, the very first thing that you need is freight and transportation data. Without hard data, you can’t take action. When enterprises try to act in the absence of data, they are usually guessing and won’t get the results they need. Invest in Technology.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2022

RAJA Group , a European leader in the distribution of packaging , office supplies and industrial equipment, brought together its 300 most important suppliers on October 14th in Frankfurt as part of the RAJA Group Suppliers’ Day 2022. The post RAJA shares growth strategy with suppliers appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2019

As leaders gather at the of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos for a week of high-level discussions on the future of the global economy, the CDP group released its annual rankings of the top green businesses. CDP's rankings score the thousands of companies which disclose to the organization on their environmental action.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Risk events that happen in one part of the supply chain can cause a disruptive effect that is amplified multi-fold given the complex connectivity of labor, raw materials, and capacity. Balancing supply and demand by orchestrating the flow of materials and information is a key requirement for managing operational risks.

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Freightos

APRIL 25, 2024

Despite the reduced customs costs, both companies are likely shipping by air at a loss—a sustainable strategy for their coffers but one that majorly impacts supply chain organizations reliant on the same volumes. rates soared to about $13/kg due to pandemic-driven demand and reduced capacity. These rates dipped to around $3.50/kg

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GoShip Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

According to industry research, businesses that optimize their shipping strategy can reduce costs by up to 30%. Here are some actionable tips to help you save money on freight shipping. Ship Smarter by Consolidating Your Shipments One of the easiest ways to reduce costs is to consolidate shipments whenever possible.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. For example, are you still a minority owned company?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Using alphanumeric logic can help you optimize simple picking strategies without having to implement a full-blown warehouse solution or warehouse mapping solution. Separate raw materials and finished goods. Use space-saving containers or shelving. Group multiple orders. Establish a layout based on order picking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

Situation Companies are increasingly confronted with complex planning scenarios due to predictable events such as mergers and acquisitions, category expansions, supplier changes, and distribution evolution, as well as disruptive events including demand volatility, material shortages, capacity constraints, and logistical surprises.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 13, 2018

A new report assesses the importance of 37 materials to these industries and evaluates environmental, social and governance risks. One of the biggest obstacles to setting and implementing strategies for responsible sourcing is accessing reliable and current data and analysis, according to The Dragonfly Initiative CEO, Assheton Carter.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

planning offers an alternative to swinging the pendulum and as the strategy that provides the supply chain resilience leaders seek. As you evaluate strategies to mitigate risk and build resilience, beware of headlines blaming JIT inventory practices and recommending a move to JIC. A change to one link (e.g. on-time delivery).

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Today we will go into detail on using the available data created in the processing of shipments within transportation management and other related logistics management for continuous improvement. . 6 Benefits of Using the Right Data in Logistics & Transportation Management for Continuous Improvement. Order Processing Capabilities.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Combine this with the fascination in industry for “big data” and you have a recipe for a specialised, cloud-based archiving language. That went something like this: We asked in the Operations Manager LinkedIn Group: What is Reverse Logistics and How Is It Different than Traditional Logistics?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Organizations must take the following steps to bring departments together to create truly resilient and sustainable supply chains: Leverage external data to sense market shifts Look to external causal factors and forecasting models to identify market shifts. <br>- Use external data for forward-looking decisions.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 21, 2018

Virtually all industries today are undergoing digital transformation, but the opportunities for cost savings, as well as productivity and service improvements, are arguably greatest in the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry because of all of their current manual and paper-based processes. So the expectations are much higher. “At

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Last month, I attended and spoke at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference , where I learned many things about the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry. Cement is one of the raw materials that goes into making concrete, which is the finished product. So, what are some of the data challenges the industry faces?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Supply chains must be connected and collaborative so all links can align to business strategy and oriented toward a common set of the most important metrics (and not functional metrics that drive siloed behavior). ENISA cites the biggest risk from suppliers’ code, but data and internal processes are a risk as well.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 25, 2019

As online sales become increasingly popular, the growth of e-commerce has impacted every part of the supply chain, and material handling equipment (MHE) and fleet services are no different. There is a desire to reduce the amount of traditional equipment and incorporate more automated, less labor-intensive types of models.

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Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 5, 2018

There is a profound difference between inbound and outbound logistics—inbound deals with the delivery of raw materials or goods coming into a business while outbound logistics refers to goods going out. A more efficient inbound freight program streamlines processes to achieve greater savings. 72 x 14 = $1008; $1008 - $200 = $808).

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Alex Pradhan, Product Strategy Leader John Galt Solutions, told me that “all planning vendors have bold marketing around AI.” Planning applications don’t work well if the master data they rely on is not accurate; this is known as the “garbage in, garbage out” problem. Artificial intelligence is beginning to be used to update the data.

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